David Dimolfetta

The White House wants private companies to help take down cybercriminals overseas. But in Russia, the line between criminal hackers and the government is difficult to draw.

Lawmakers want Congress’ watchdog to assess what capabilities were lost after the cyber agency shed roughly one-third of its staff.

The public-private task force will focus on moving financial institutions to quantum-resistant technology and addressing risks created by vendors and digital assets.

Four of the five people named in the cyber action were also charged last week in the Justice Department’s expanded Mabna Institute case.

A bipartisan group says unfinished export control rules leave civilian intelligence services able to obtain U.S. cyber, surveillance and AI assistance.

A hacking group used the tools to target networks belonging to NASA, the Federal Reserve, the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Senate and the departments of Energy, Justice and Health and Human Services.

The plans come as several states face water system intrusions from what some official suspect could be linked to Iran.

The agency says the affected system was isolated from its broader network and eForms platform but has not disclosed whether data was stolen.

The spy agency is taking a key role in the government’s new voluntary model-testing program, though its deputy director did not say which companies are participating.

A new executive order targets hardware, software and remote-access services and could require operators to isolate or replace equipment already in use.